Top general says Biden budget's low inflation assumption is wrongBy John M. DonnellyApril 5, 2022 Roll Call The president's new budget would increase Pentagon spending by 2 percent over the fiscal 2022 level, which is itself a 7 percent increase over fiscal 2021. But with inflation running at nearly 8 percent now, worries abound in Congress that the fiscal 2023 defense budget — even if it would b... Read More »
U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on military operations in cyberspace and building cyber capabilities across the Department of Defense. Rep. Banks remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairman Langevin. General Nakasone and Dr. Plumb, th... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the FY23 defense budget request. Rep. Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to Secretary Austin and General Milley for being here today and for your service to our nation. The threats we face now are more... Read More »
Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee have been vocal in their displeasure with President Biden's inadequate defense budget. Two weeks ago, U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee, led 38 Republicans in urging President Biden to increase the defense budget by 5% over the rate of i... Read More »
The bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, Representatives Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), and Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today announced their appointments to the Afghanistan... Read More »
U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to review Department of Defense strategy, policy, and programs for countering weapons of mass destruction. Rep. Kelly's remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opening remarks and your leadership in organ... Read More »
U.S. Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the posture and readiness of the mobility enterprise. Rep. Waltz's remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to thank our witnesses for being here today. I'd also like to associate myself with the comments of the Chairmen and Ranking Member. The health... Read More »
U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the posture and readiness of the mobility enterprise. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to thank Chairman Courtney for yielding and especially thank Chairman Garamendi and Ranking Member Waltz for participating... Read More »
Opinion: Ukraine needs better air defense systems, not more excuses By Josh Rogin March 31, 2022 Washington Post More than two weeks have passed since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to NATO ally Slovakia, where he discussed transferring that country's most advanced air defense system to Ukraine. But as Russian missiles continue to rain down on Ukrainian hospitals, schools and apartment bu... Read More »
U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on ongoing efforts to modernize conventional ammunition production across the industrial base. Rep. Hartzler's remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you for your continued partnership in keeping this crit... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on patient safety and the quality of care in the military health system. Rep. Gallagher's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairwoman Speier. I also want to thank our two panels of witnesses for being with us today. A special thank ... Read More »
America's Declining Military By The Editorial Board March 29, 2022 Wall Street Journal Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has alerted most Americans that the world is becoming a far more dangerous place. Count it as a befuddling failure, then, that the military budget President Biden unveiled Monday doesn't meet the moment. It treads water amid inflation and invites autocrats to exploit a wideni... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on national security challenges and U.S. military activity in Europe. Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I too want to welcome our witnesses and express my appreciation for their service. We're a month i... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, today announced that they have requested information on the effects of inflation on the Department of Defense budget from Pentagon leadership and the military services. "For the second year in a row, President Biden has submitted to Congress an inadequate de... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committees, released a statement following the unveiling of President Biden's FY23 budget request: "Today, our nation faces grave and unprecedented threats from two near-peer adversaries. In Europe, Putin's bloody campaign in Ukraine risks spilling over into NATO countries and his threats of nuclear warfare only gr... Read More »
